Speeding up, or slowing down? (The first is a given, not sure about the brakes).

All one can say is that relativistic effects didn't bother me <g>.

14 years of driving for me:
Grey Cavalier SRI - Insurance to expensive so traded it in for a
Gold Rover SD (got nicked)
Red Fiesta (rolled it and wrote it off after 2 weeks)
Green VW Golf swapped it for a
White Granada with electric windows (was impressive at the time) it went on fire.
Burgandy Ford Escort traded in for a
Red Clio (my first brand new car) - was too small and I was pregnant so 6 months later traded in for a
Green Scienic - (had for a year and felt too mumsy - besides a light was flashing on the dashboard) so traded it in for a
Black Megane (the new shape) - had another baby so needed bigger car traded in for a
Black Mondeo which I had for a year and decided that with 3 kids I needed a 7 seater -
Silver S-max a year later and tired of being stuck in snow, I'm now in a
Black x-trail and hopefully nothing else until I get to Australia.

Think I'll get a Blue car there. I've never had one of them before.

24 years driving....
UK

Peugeot 309
Peugeot 306
Renault 5
Audi 80
Audi A2 (x 2)

Australia

Mazda Bt 50 twin cab ute (work)
Toyota Camry Wagon ( wife uses)

12 years, with some gaps, due to inner city living
- Ford Taurus - first car, one screwed up bomb of a car. I had it rust in a parking lot until superintendant complained so I let him have it for a dollar.
- Mazda 626 - neat, but developed some mysterious clicking noise in a gearbox, so I had to give it up
- VW Passat - first new car
- BMW 525 - absolutely loved it, sold it to a friend and he ran it into a tree.
- BMW 535 - a project car by a friendly garage owner
- VW Passat (company car)
- eyeballing BMW X5 or something similar atm

Is went on fire faster or slower than went like shite off a shovel?

None. It actually went on fire. Something to do with the timing belt.

Hi All,

Here is mine during my 20 year of driving turns out that they add up to 22. Can't wait to get to Australia so I can add to the list a Harley, another van, and a small car


CARS:
Ford Escort Mk2
Ford Fiesta Mk1
Ford Escort Mk4
Vaxhall cavalier x 2
Volvo 460
Peugeot 306
Honda Civic
Ford Mondeo
Toyota Mr2
Ford Mondeo
Vaxhall Astra
VW Passat (current)

VANS:
Merc 208
Ford transit
Merc sprinter
Ford Transit (current)

BIKES:
Honda trail bike50cc
Yamaha DT125
Honda VFR400
Yamaha R6
Honda XR250

31 years driving:
1978 - Turquoise mini - bits regularly fell off it, culminating in the subframe scraping along the road as I was driving it

1982-1988 - no car, boo hoo

1988 - Brown metro (horrible, horrible car, but it was cheap)

1991 - White peugeot 205 "look" - not bad

1995 - Blue renault clio, main benefit being that blokes would yell after me "I love you, Nicole"!

2000 - Dark green mazda 3 (very reliable and sensible, but a bit boring)

2005 to now - Silver celica which I just adore - I want to bring it in the container but OH says it's too expensive to import cars.....

23 years driving

Started with a mini metro
Got a brand new Renault 5 when they were 5555 on the road!
Triumph TR2 - never went - was going to (get hubby) to rebuild it, but we never got very far
Renault Clio
Renault Megane convertible - imported it on the cheap from Holland and brought it back on the ferry - loved that car
Left the uk....
Voyager
Astra

Love

Rudi
x

I've been driving for 23 years (cheers for reminding me of my age again).

Mk1 Ford Escort estate
Peugeot 205 GT Limited Edition (loved that car)
Range Rover V8 (2 door)
Range Rover Vogue V8 EFi
Land Rover V8 110 CSW
Ford Escort XR3i (loved this car too)
VW Golf GTi
Peugeot 206 (company car)
Astra Convertible GTi (HATED that car - worst thing I've ever owned)
Astra Estate 1.6 (hoping it'll hold out until we leave here in September)

Also had 2 bikes both Honda CRB400RR Babyblades (desperate for another bike once we move)

Alison x

Driving for 4 years.

Had a 50CC Aprilia before I had a car.

I had a very old Purple Rover Metro, complete with rust and a family of mosses around the window. it was held together with baling twine and gaffer tape.
I now have a new Nissan Micra in Grey - boring but reliable.

My husband has however gone through 10 cars in 7 years, most have been written off.

x

Nearly 30 years of owning cars:

Talbot Sunbeam. 928cc, wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding but it gave me freedom to get around by myself
Ford Fiesta XR2 (mark 1). Great car. Saw one the other day, first one I've seen for many years.
Sold it to go to Oz. Lived in central Sydney, couldn't justify/afford a car so hired one every now and again. Back in the UK...
Suzuki Swift GTi. Like a go kart. Fun, fun, fun
Fiat Punto 1.4 GT Turbo. Turbo lag. Slow from stationary, fast 50-70. Only car I've ever had that I didn't like. Reversed it at speed into a ditch one icy January morning
VW Corrado VR6 Storm. Still have it, best car ever, yet no-one's ever heard of them.
Boxster 3.2. Still have it. Flash but practical. 63,000 miles in nearly 6 years.

Yes I am a girl racer, even now.....

Oh and a Ducati Monster. Hubby nicked it to race and it's never made it back to road trim.

40 years driving

1936 Lanchester 14 Roadrider (cost £6!)
1947 Bedford JC van
1948 Lanchester LD10
1971 Ford Escort MkI 1100
1973 Ford Escort MkI 1300 GT
1976 Mitsubishi Galant 2000SL Hardtop
1981 Toyota Corolla 1.6 Liftback
1985 Toyota Corolla 1.3 Liftback
1987 Citroen BX19 GTi
1989 Peugeot 405 SRI (company car)
1991 Rover 416 GTi (company car)
1991 Citroen ZX Volcane
1994 Rover 620 SI (company car)
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.9TD VSX
1997 Autosleeper (Ford Transit) Duetto motorcaravan
2000 Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI
2001 Peugeot 206 DTurbo HDI
2001 Nissan Terrano 2.7TDi SE+
2004 Nissan Tino 2.2 DCI SE
2004 Holden Commodore VYII 25th Anniversary model